Participant in the American show “the Voice” was attacked by unknown. The brother of the deceased singer Christina Grimmie has tried to detain the shooter, but he killed himself. The news of the tragic death of the singer at the hands of an unknown assailant shocked all of her fans in America.
A horrific tragedy took place during a concert of one of the participants of the popular U.S. show “the Voice” (The Voice) Christina Grimmie. As reported by foreign media, when after a show in Orlando, the singer was signing autographs to their many fans, she was approached by an unknown man and shot almost at point blank range.
22-year-old singer was urgently hospitalized in one of clinics of the city, but efforts of doctors were vain – Christina Grimmie in a few hours died from the received gunshot wounds, without recovering. It is reported that at the time of the attack will all react to what is happening the brother of Christina, a young man tried to detain the shooter, but he killed himself. According to police, the offender was carrying two pistols. His identity is not yet established. Not known the motives for his shocking act.
Official representatives of the singer Christina Grimmie has turned to the public with a statement which confirmed her death and asked everyone to be restrained in the estimates and not to disturb the relatives of the dead girl.
“She was injured at the show in Orlando and, unfortunately, not survived the shooting. We ask you to respect the privacy of her family and friends in mourning,” — said the representative of the singer.
It is worth noting that Christina Grimmie rose to prominence in America through his own YouTube channel where she has posted a recording of the songs in his performance. These videos were very popular. Later, the aspiring singer became a member of the sixth season of the American version of the show “the Voice”, where he took third place. After the success of the project Christina Grimmie began her solo career, recorded an album and performed at various venues in the United States, where she warmly welcomed the audience, which loved the songs of a young artist.
The last record of Christina Grimmie on her page in Facebook is a little video invitation to the concert in Orlando, which became for it fatal. The news of the tragic death of the singer at the hands of an unknown assailant shocked all her fans in the United States. In social networks, fans of the singer expressed condolences to her family. “So sad to think that she happily woke up in the morning, not knowing that her life will be interrupted. No one deserves such a death. I pray for this girl,” wrote one user of social networks.